Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Interviews of people who took a break from life at one point or another to get help, grow up, or just to reassess their life direction. Some guests struggled with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, a death in the family, or just decided college was not the place for them. These stories are all-to-real, and yet we don't talk enough about how common it is for those who took a gap year to defer college, went to college and took a break, or those who struggled launching into the workforce post-college graduation. This goes out to all the young adults and parents of young adults who are struggling and contemplating what will happen if they walk away right now.
Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Episode 19 — Trusting Your Gut — with Ty Maves
Have you ever felt a strong pull towards something? Yet, you’re still unsure whether you’re just thinking things or if the feeling is something worth listening to? In this fast paced world, always going, going, going, it’s easy for all the noise to quickly cloud those gut feelings, in return, losing a lot of time and money.
Ty Maves, co-founder and Executive Director of True North Wilderness, knew he needed something different in his life than the standard path. From originally being a Russian and an International Relations major, to eventually working at a wilderness therapy program, Ty has learned that stepping into your complete interest takes time. Going from thinking wilderness programs were insane, to working at one for 4 years as a guide and then going back for another several years as a therapist, Ty has found wilderness therapy to be, by far, the best education he has ever received in psychology. Ty now runs his own business in wilderness therapy and continues to step into further interests, in leadership and optimizing business.
On this episode of Success is Subjective, Ty joins Joanna to share his journey on how he managed to find his path in the field of wilderness therapy for what turned out to be 20 years. He shares how he learned to trust his gut on what he needed in life, which eventually led him to co-found True North Wilderness Program with his wife. Listen in for insight on Ty’s story of how he learned to listen to his gut and grow that feeling into something meaningful, where he now works to provide an inspiring experience for positive change in nature for adolescents, young adults, and their families.
What You Will Learn
- The expectations Ty’s parents had on him growing up
- The tough choice of moving schools due to feeling out of place
- How Ty felt about school
- Ty’s determination to make things work when deciding to drop out of college
- What Ty did during his year off of school
- What made Ty fall in love with working with people and interested in psychology
- How different college was for Ty once he had a passion for what he was studying
- What led Ty to use his degree in wilderness therapy
- What led Ty and his wife to start their own business in wilderness therapy in Vermont
- How Ty’s business has led him to new interests that he’s exploring
- The importance on how parents respond to their kids and the paths they choose to take
- Why trusting your gut is one of the most important things you can do
Connect with Ty Maves
- True North Wilderness
- Ty Maves at True North Wilderness
- True North Wilderness on Instagram
- True North Wilderness on Facebook
- Email ty@truenorthwilderness.com or info@truenorthwilderness.com
Connect with Joanna Lilley